David Kassan

Brooklyn-based artist David Kassan paints such lifelike portraits, they practically leap off the canvas. From his website: "As an expression of his own calculated observation and visual consumption of surrounding environment, introspective glimpses of reality imbue the art of David Kassan. By immersing himself into his subject matter, Kassan is able to infuse his painting with life and realism." (Click image for detail.)

Two Lines Align: Drawings and Graphic Design by Ed Fella and Geoff McFetridge

I've always been drawn to the ambiguous nature of Geoff McFetridge's graphic design. His distinctive, and highly personal, visual language, built around "logofying ideas," reduce graphical narratives to the point where meaning is largely derived from the viewer's own imagination. Opening this Wednesday at the Intended as a timeline view of two careers, "Two Lines Align: Drawings and Graphic Design by Ed Fella and Geoff …

Cool Hunting Video Presents: Richard Dupont

Using military scanning technology, Richard Dupont makes distorted replicas of his own body

For our 99th episode, we visit the Manhattan studio of Richard Dupont who makes arresting figurative work. His sculptures initially caught our eye when they made an appearance in our very first video at Art Basel and now Dupont’s busy with his large-scale installation, “Terminal Stage,” due to open at the Lever House next month. In this video he unmolds one of his distorted replicas …